Tag Archives: Rent Review Advisory Committee

Preventing homelessness in Alameda

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

When the initial report of the “point-in-time” count of the homeless population in Alameda County was released last May, one fact garnered all the headlines: County-wide, the number of homeless persons had risen from 5,629 in 2017 to 8,022 in … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Alameda Housing Authority, Alameda Point Collaboratiive, Doug Biggs, EveryOne Home, Homelessness, Just cause, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Rent Stabilization Ordinance | 5 Comments

Their CASA, your casa

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

A little more than two years ago, Alamedans voted for an ordinance that did not place a cap on annual rent increases and against a charter amendment that not only imposed such a cap but also banned so-called “no-cause evictions.” … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Alameda Renters Coalition, Catherine Pauling, Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Tony Daysog | 4 Comments

Bull “cap”

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

The Merry-Go-Round received our first mailer of the election season two days ago. It was paid for by Alamedans-In-Charge. It urged a Yes vote on Measure K. And it contained a claim that was, at best, misleading, and, at worst, … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Alamedans In Charge, Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Measure K, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Robert Matz, Stewart Chen, Trish Spencer | 6 Comments

Is the rent stabilization ordinance working?

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

The results of our study conclude that Alameda’s rent stabilization ordinance appears to be having the desired effect on the rental housing market, namely to discourage relocating existing tenants to gain higher rent from new tenants, provide financial assistance to … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Trish Spencer | 7 Comments

Ballot bollocks

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

This November, the ballot for Alameda voters will contain a measure to incorporate the existing rent stabilization ordinance into the City Charter. Ordinarily, the Merry-Go-Round wouldn’t pay much attention to the actual ballot question the electorate will be asked to … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Catherine Lew, City Charter, Janet Kern, Jim Oddie, John Le, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Trish Spencer | 3 Comments

The landlords’ one-two punch

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Robert Sullwold

Contrary to what you may have heard or read, Alameda landlords and their allies actually are mounting a two-pronged campaign to overturn Council’s recent 3-2 decision to prohibit so-called “no-cause” evictions.

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, No-cause evictions, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Rent Stabilization Act | 5 Comments

A report card on the Rent Stabilization Ordinance

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

How well is the Rent Stabilization Ordinance passed by Council last February working? If you want opinions, we refer you to the videos of the last two Council meetings, where speakers on and off the dais weighed in on that … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Alameda Renters Coalition, Jill Keimach, Jim Oddie, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Michael Roush, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 35 Comments

They’ll pass it – but they won’t defend it

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

Back in March, when Council passed the “rent stabilization and limitations on evictions” ordinance, two of the four Council members who voted for it extolled the new law as a well-crafted compromise. A “ground-breaking” achievement, Councilman Jim Oddie called it … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Alameda Renters Coalition, Alamedans for Fair Rents, Catherine Pauling, Don Lindsey, Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 22 Comments

What price progress?

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

Probably our favorite moment during presidential candidate debates occurs when the moderator asks a politician who’s just proposed a wonderful new program: “What’s it going to cost? How are you going to pay for it?” Ironically (or maybe not), the … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, City Hall, Housing | Tagged Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee | 4 Comments

Not such a capital idea

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Robert Sullwold

As we pointed out in our last column, the theory underlying the rent ordinance to be voted on by Council next Tuesday is that the City can discourage landlords from engaging in activities to which tenants object by making it … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Housing | Tagged Rent control, Rent Review Advisory Committee | 8 Comments

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